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Unexpectedly, the insect demon's appearance is very similar to that of an anteater.

Beifeng nodded and continued, "I wouldn't mind running errands to inform the other players. But... given the current situation, it's probably not suitable to act alone, right? I'm afraid I'll be surrounded and attacked by fan-created characters if I get alone."

“It’s definitely not suitable to go alone,” Xia Li said. “Since we can’t take anyone with us, let’s go together.”

The four of them set to work.

Fan Xiao did not act independently or break away from the group.

Although he really wanted to go out alone and see if he could run into Fan Xiaoxiao, he knew what was important and what wasn't.

……

It didn't take long to gather other players.

With the help of the large black dog that was tracking them in real time, and the players' stamina on foot, it took less than half an hour for the group of players to gather at the internet cafe they had been in before.

Even Sharon, the cannibalistic player who acted alone, was called over.

Sad Wind was somewhat surprised that Sharon was still alive.

Logically speaking, going alone should mean certain death.

In particular, Sharon is a cannibalistic player with no fancy talents or psionic abilities, unlike him who can escape by teleporting if he can't win.

If Sharon is no match for her own fan-created character, her fate is almost certainly sealed.

The other party seems perfectly fine, which is a bit odd.

Didn't you run into them?

Or... could it be that Sharon, the fan-made character created by the cannibalistic player, is actually a good person?

Sorrowful Wind had thought of this, but didn't say it out loud for the time being.

He wasn't in a hurry; he would find out more once he investigated the work.

"Another one died..."

In a corner of the internet cafe, Feng Siman, who exuded an aristocratic air, frowned deeply and his face fell after hearing the information shared by Beifeng.

The fierce god just died not long ago, and now Tu Zheng is dead too. The interval is too short. How long has the dungeon been running?

The first day isn't even over yet!

He became somewhat apprehensive.

At the same time, he was somewhat surprised that Xia Li and the others had figured out the dungeon so quickly.

"So, the information I gathered was wrong. The survival rate in this instance isn't actually that high? Those who made it out alive might have been replaced?"

"Vonsmann said somewhat uncertainly."

After he finished speaking, he pondered for a few seconds, and his doubtful expression gradually turned into certainty.

Those who left have probably really been replaced.

“We’ve already considered that point,” Xia Li reminded everyone. “Let’s not talk about that now. Let’s investigate your respective fan-created characters and works first. That’s the most important thing.”

Upon hearing this, Feng Siman and the others did not refute it. They went directly to the corresponding camera positions and, based on their own abilities and information, began to search for the corresponding characters online.

Xia Li then contacted the platforms that serialized his work and launched an experimental plan to add more settings to the work.

The little white cat helped her.

Fan Xiao glanced at the crowd, found a spot by himself, and began investigating the information about the mythological stories.

In other words, based on the storyline of "a large number of gods descending to earth to cause chaos", we search in reverse to find which mythologies match it.

He hadn't had high hopes to begin with.

And it turned out... he actually found a definitive answer!

There are four myths that perfectly fit this condition.

One is a myth based on the "Kabbalah Tree of Life" as the foundation of creation;

One is the myth of giants creating the world;

The third is a myth that defines a worldview based on dualism.

The fourth one doesn't involve creation elements much. It focuses on using slightly allegorical stories related to deities to reveal the exploration, pursuit, and advocacy of the mind and spirit, somewhat similar to a Buddhist background.

"It seems that this line of thinking is correct."

Fan Xiao then studied the various details of the backgrounds of these four myths in detail and read many papers and documents, but found that he could not determine which one was true for the time being.

Of course, it's also possible that all four are true.

After all, the game hints did not explicitly state that only one myth or legend is true.

"That's all we can confirm for now. To get more accurate information, we need to obtain new intelligence."

"Hmm... I need to make contact with the fan-made characters. The new information should be hidden on the other side."

"Moreover... the fan-made characters might know something about the source of this crisis."

Fan Xiao immediately thought of Fan Xiaoxiao and decided to go out alone during the day to bump into her.

He dared not wander around at night.

The player's location information at night should be public to the fan-created character, so he wouldn't dare to wander around recklessly, as he risks being ganged up on.

With more people joining him, Fan Xiaoxiao might not necessarily show up.

I can only act alone during the day.

……

The night passed quickly amidst busy intelligence gathering.

Only after the sun shone again, illuminating Heiyan City, did Fan Xiao and his team stop their investigation.

Staying up all night is nothing to A-level players; everyone is still full of energy and in good condition.

As the night passed, everyone had obtained the most detailed information about their fan-created characters and their corresponding works.

Among them, Feng Siman's corresponding character is named Feng Long, which comes from the work "Dragon King's Playful Tour of the Flower City".

The character corresponding to the obese lady Alice is named Ai, from the work "The Villainess is a Little Heartbreaker".

The character named Wolf comes from the work "Blue Star Alien", which tells the story of humans releasing cockroaches on an alien planet for evolutionary experiments. Eventually, a cockroach-human develops consciousness, evolves various abilities, and rebels against human tyranny.

Xue Lun's character is named Xiao Xue, just like Fan Xiaoxiao in Fan Xiao's story; she's gender-swapped and comes from the work "Half-Demon." This work tells the story of a half-demon protagonist who overcomes her cannibalistic instincts while fighting monsters.

It's truly surprising that this cannibalistic player has such a side to his personality.

A cannibalistic player who is kind-hearted is practically a rare species.

Chapter 706 Fan Xiao and Fan Xiaoxiao

The created character can be seen as a mirror reflecting a player's true nature, revealing aspects of the player's personality.

By observing a part of the leopard, one can gain a preliminary understanding of who is trustworthy, who is cunning, and who requires serious caution.

After listing and comparing all the information, the group determined that among the remaining eight players, Xia Li and Fan Xiao were the most trustworthy and reliable.

Fan Xiao could only say that they had a really sharp eye, seeing through his hidden great personality and noble character at a glance.

He was a little embarrassed that so many people had discovered his true self.

A rather surprising fan-created character is Xiaoxue, who corresponds to Xuelun, and is the main female lead of the work "Half-Demon".

No one expected that this cannibalistic player didn't actually want to eat people. He had been suppressing his desires, living in darkness but yearning for the light... No wonder he was so thin. It wasn't a disguise; he was genuinely that thin.

There are two people we need to be wary of—von Smann and Alice.

These two characters are fan-created versions of Feng Long, the male protagonist of "Dragon King's Playful Adventures in the City of Flowers." Although he has an ordinary appearance and a crooked mouth, his smile is always wicked and arrogant. He is arrogant, disdainful of everyone, and decisive in killing. One of the effects of his ability "King of Kings" is to reduce intelligence, making people fear, obey, and be loyal to him.

Therefore, it is clear that Feng Long's prototype, von Smann, is someone we absolutely need to be wary of.

Alice, whose character is Xiao Ai, the main female lead of the work "The Villainess is a Little Heartbreaker", is a reincarnated person who is reborn in her student days. The work tells the story of this reincarnated person saving a group of male supporting characters with tragic fates, thus building a harem.

Xiao Ai is described as a blonde girl with fierce eyes, average looks, and a plump figure. In the story, she doesn't win people over with her appearance, but rather with her sincerity.

And her "true feelings"... well, they come from her ability, "the nun of the goddess of desire."

This is a capacity related to lust, capable of interfering not only with the mind but also with the body.

Because of her abilities, she has always been overweight.

As for Xiao Ai's personality... she's extremely jealous and lustful. She's the type who wants to possess any handsome man she sees, and she wants to kill any woman who has a close relationship with a handsome man.

Given that the character possesses this personality and her abilities are related to brainwashing, what kind of good person could her prototype be—Alice, an A-level player?

The male players present, especially the handsome ones, were all very wary of her.

The least worrisome character is the cat that corresponds to the white kitten.

After all, the cat is just a primary school student.

Then there's another character that everyone agrees is a pervert—Dr. Bei.

A terrifying existence in a different sense that sends chills down your spine.

Because of the character of Doctor Bei, the real-life inspiration for him, Bei Feng, has attracted strange looks from all the players.

The wind is so bitter, it's unspeakable.

He admitted that he had thought about these kinds of things.

But thinking about it, it's not illegal, is it?

The person who actually does this is a tragic doctor!

They are characters from the work!

What does it have to do with him!

Unfortunately, no one at the scene paid attention to Beifeng's grievances; all their gazes were fixed on Fan Xiao and Xia Li.

Even von Smann, who had always wanted to be the team leader, chose to back down at this point, temporarily suppressing his ambitions and showing an attitude of obedience led by Xia Li and Fan Xiao.

It's not that he doesn't want to fight for the right to speak.

The main problem is his demon-revealing mirror, which is quite powerful. Now other players are very wary of him, afraid that he will silently lower their intelligence.

Furthermore, he hasn't contributed any intelligence since the instance started, so we can only bow our heads here.

Facing everyone's gaze, Fan Xiao, as always, generously shared information, saying, "Everyone already knows the character and the work's information, so I won't go into details."

"Here I want to mention something else—the real mythological stories in the game's hints."

"I did some research on this last night, just to give it a try, and I actually found something..."

Next, he emphasized his previous research approach to mythological stories.

This approach uses existing works facing crises as metaphors for comparison.

He then released the results of his investigation.

In other words, those four myths that perfectly fit his thinking.

"There are four... Can you go a step further and determine which one is more likely to be true?"

Von Smann asked the question that everyone wanted to ask.

“It’s impossible to be sure for now,” Fan Xiao shook his head. “In the end, the dungeon hints didn’t specify the scope of the true myths. In other words, all four are likely to be true, or only three, two, or one may be true. If you’re curious, you can take a closer look.”

He paused for a moment, then continued, "There is a certain connection between the crisis in the work and the mythological story, and my investigation results can corroborate this to some extent."

"Since we can obtain information related to True Mythology from the crisis in the work, then... conversely, we should also be able to obtain important information related to the crisis in the work from True Mythology."

"Moreover, I suspect this information is of paramount importance to us. The game's inclusion of the 'true mythology' information point is definitely meant to hint at something."

“Based on your guess, confirming the content of the myths is now the most important thing,” Xia Li asked. “Did you get any key information from the four myths?”

"No, there are too many storylines, and with four mythologies, four systems, and four worldviews, it's difficult to determine which information is important."

Fan Xiao said, "Intuitively, I think there should only be one correct myth."

"So next, we need to gather more information to compare with the myths, further narrow down the search for the real myths, until we find the real myths."

"As for more information... We already know all the information about the characters and the work. I suppose we won't find anything new by continuing to investigate online. More information should be from the fan-created characters."

"To obtain intelligence, we have to take the initiative to contact those fan-created characters."